Sean Lee was born in 1985 and grew up in Singapore. His first body of work was Shauna, made between 2007 and 2009. This work was nominated for the Prix Découverte on the 40th anniversary of Arles Photography Festival. Since then, Sean has gone on to make other stories.

His most recent work, Two People, received the 2011 ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu award. Much of Sean's work can be found in the collection of the Singapore Art Museum, as well as in the Sandor Family Collection.

Sean's first book, Shauna, was released in September 2014. It was collected by the MoMA Library.